Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 4.00 to 8.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 to 5.00 higher Demand good Activity Moderate Offerings light Bad weather Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.55/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$119.55

37 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3

$48.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.02

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	452	126.26	571	26
Medium and Large 2	441	116.07	512	7thin
Medium 2	600	83.33	500	3thin
Small and Medium 3	575	78.00	449	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.26/cwt here — about $122 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale37 hd

119.55

—

NC average7 barns · 836 hd

117.53

+2.02

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,505	79.55	1,197	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	66.97	970	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,133	55.87	633	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	857	33.27	285	3thin

Every lot, as filed

40 lots · USDA AMS · Wilkes Livestock Exchange - North Wilkesboro, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	815	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	503	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	723	92.98/cwt	92.00–94.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	620	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	825	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	578	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	503	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	470	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	164.87/cwt	161.00–172.00	625	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	575	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	121.33/cwt	119.00–124.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	115.73/cwt	111.00–118.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	116.33/cwt	114.00–123.00	494	4
Steers	Large 3	—	670	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	465	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	668	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	133.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	132.22/cwt	127.00–136.00	505	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	63.70/cwt	60.00–69.00	835	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,042	57.00/cwt	54.00–59.50	594	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	66.32/cwt	58.00–71.00	1,000	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	67.11/cwt	64.00–71.00	964	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	430	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	24.91/cwt	20.00–30.00	213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	635	3
Bulls	—	—	1,885	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,621	1
Bulls	—	—	1,442	78.47/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,132	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	32.03/cwt	29.50–35.00	328	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	41.05/cwt	33.50–48.50	463	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	405	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	510	1

How this sale compares

North Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Wilkes Livestock Exchange - North Wilkesboro, NC

Wed Jan 29, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 203Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 38Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 4.00 to 8.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 to 5.00 higher Demand good Activity Moderate Offerings light Bad weather Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	147.00	147.00
1	—	500	150.00	150.00
2	—	345	148.00	148.00
2	—	598	138.00	138.00
2	—	705	135.00	135.00
12	—	379	161.00–172.00	164.87
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	110.00	110.00
1	—	375	134.00	134.00
1	—	470	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	92.00	92.00
2	—	503	126.00	126.00
2	—	723	92.00–94.00	92.98
1	—	405	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	75.00	75.00
1	—	825	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	144.00	144.00
3	—	435	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	78.00	78.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	82.00	82.00
3	—	475	119.00–124.00	121.33
1	—	740	96.00	96.00
1	—	810	90.00	90.00
6	—	422	130.00–135.00	133.29
14	—	382	127.00–136.00	132.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	111.00–118.00	115.73
4	—	425	114.00–123.00	116.33
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	90.00	90.00
2	—	668	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,311	60.00–69.00	63.70
13	—	1,042	54.00–59.50	57.00
2	—	1,023	29.50–35.00	32.03
2	—	1,128	33.50–48.50	41.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	58.00–71.00	66.32
9	—	1,436	64.00–71.00	67.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	50.00	50.00
2	—	855	20.00–30.00	24.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	86.00	86.00
6	—	1,442	75.00–84.00	78.47

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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